pages 3, 6, 16, 17 are horribly out of focus, 7, 11-14 is also a little bit, while for example 9 and 15 are nice and sharp. Were all pages scaled to the same width after they were typeset?
As for the story, this would be a fine move if they weren't stupid enough to attack while the bloody Emperor was present. But it was also a stupid move that both the Emperor and our MC are without any amount of escort tailing them.